AIN'T NO MO'

LuEsther Hall

March 12 - April 28

AIN’T NO MO’ is a vibrant satirical odyssey portraying the great exodus of Black Americans out of a country plagued with injustice.

In a kaleidoscope of scenes of the moments before, during, and after this outrageous departure, Jordan E. Cooper’s extraordinary new work explores the value of black lives in a country hurtling away from the promise of a black president.

JORDAN E. COOPER (Playwright, Peaches) is an award-winning playwright who resides in Brooklyn, NY, by way of Hurst, T.X. His short film, americanmother, won the Audience Choice award at Dallas Video Fest and can currently be viewed on Vimeo. He recently received his BFA from The New School for Performing Arts. His work has most recently been seen at 48 Hours in Harlem, The Fire This Time Festival, and New York Theatre Workshop’s Summer Residency at Dartmouth.

Marchánt Davis

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MARCHÁNT DAVIS (Passenger 2). Regional and Off-Broadway credits include Black History Museum (HERE);The Fever (The Public’s UTR Festival; US and International Tour); Mad Forest (Williamstown Theater Festival); Big River (Lyric Stage Company of Boston); and You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown (The Barnstormers Theater). Film credits include Gas Gets In Your Eyes (short), Dominant Species (short), and the upcoming projects The Day Shall Come and Tuscaloosa. In addition, Davis has written A Boy And His Mirror. He attended the BADA Midsummer in Oxford and holds a BFA in Musical Theater from the Boston Conservatory at Berklee along with an MFA from NYU Tisch Graduate Acting.

Jennean Farmer

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JENNEAN FARMER (Female Understudy). The Public: Made to Dance in Burning Buildings (Joe’s Pub), Blueprint Specials (Under The Radar Festival). Regional: Think Before You Holla, Good Men Wanted, A Piece of My Heart, Spunk. Film: Smile (lead). TV: “FBI” (co-star), “One Tree Hill” (co-star). Training/education: MFA in Acting from The New School for Drama.

CRYSTAL LUCAS-PERRY (Passenger 5) appeared in the Public Studio production of Ain’t No Mo’.Her Off-Broadway credits include Bull in a China Shop (LCT), Little Children Dream of God (Roundabout), Bastard Jones, and The Convent of Pleasure. Regional credits include Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre); A Sign of the Times (Goodspeed/DTC); Such Things As Vampires (Peoples Light), and Far From Heaven and A Streetcar Named Desire (Williamstown Theatre Festival). Lucas-Perry’s TV and film credits include “The Last O.G.” (TBS), Mimesis Nosferatu, Frank and Azalee Austin (Craft Acting Award), and Roulette. She recived her MFA from NYU’s Tisch Graduate Acting.

SIMONE RECASNER (Passenger 3) is a resident of Astoria by way of Los Angeles. She appeared in the Public Studio production of Ain’t No Mo’. Regional credits include Pride and Prejudice (Pittsburgh Public Theater). Recasner can be seen in the NYU Grad Acting Alumni produced series “Sink Sank Sunk” and “Tech Bae.”

Hermon Whaley Jr.

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HERMON WHALEY JR. (Peaches Standby). His off-Broadwaycredits include Romeo and Juliet (Tybalt). Regional credits include D.C.’s Shakespeare Theater Company The Tempest (Ensemble) and The Taming of the Shrew (Understudy). He has also appeared in Mud, River, Stone (Joaquim).

Additional support for AIN'T NO MO' provided by an Edgerton Foundation New Play Award, Susan & David Edelstein, and Morwin Schmookler.

PRODUCTION NOTEProduction may include strobes, recorded gunshots, and haze. As sensitivities vary from person to person, if you have specific questions regarding content, please call us at 212.967.7555.

Marcus Garvey | U.N.I.A. & A.C.L. | Black Star Line

yes there was a time in our history when many of us actually did desire and attempt to “go back to Africa.” know your history.

Ain’t No Mo’

The Black Star Line is just one of many stories nearly-but-not-quite erased from history – but it’s a fascinating one. Learn more about Marcus Garvey’s work with the Black Star line here.

10 January

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Background Image Photo Credit: Joseph Augstein

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